Search Tag: Paediatrics
Post-intensive Care Syndrome – The Paediatric Perspective
2020 24 Nov
This article outlines the current understanding, prevalence, risk factors and management of the post-intensive care syndrome in paediatrics. Introduction Persistent critical illness acquired morbidities have been well known to affect adults since our attention was drawn to this in the landmark publication by Herridge et al. in 2003.... Read more
Children in the Spotlight: When Every Second Counts
2020 09 Mar
The University Hospital of the Free University of Brussels (UZ Brussel) in Belgium is pioneering the use of real-time deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR) on CT scan, exploring the benefits it offers for rapid pediatric evaluation, including lower dose and enhanced efficiency. In healthcare, it is acknowledged that... Read more
10th Europaediatrics 2021
2021 07 Oct
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS NEW DATES 7-9 OCT, 2021 Find Europaediatrics on Social Media Read more
Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Lines
2019 06 Aug
Research published in Annals of Emergency Medicine demonstrates the benefits of using ultrasound to give guidance to caregivers during intravenous (IV) line placement in children. Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified the difficulty in accessing children’s veins and found that using ultrasound as guidance improved... Read more
Paediatrics
2019 30 May
It is never easy when children are in the hospital. And it is even more stressful when they're in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). When a child is admitted to the PICU, it means that they require the highest level of medical care. Children in the PICU present with different symptoms and conditions - from serious infections to heart conditions;... Read more